Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	call_v	day_n	good_a	1,135	5	3.3231	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20686	The patterne of painefull aduentures Containing the most excellent, pleasant and variable historie of the strange accidents that befell vnto Prince Apollonius, the Lady Lucina his wife, and Tharsia his daughter. Wherein the vncertaintie of this world, and the fickle state of mans life are liuely described. Gathered into English by Laurence Tvvine Gentleman.	Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613, attributed name.; Twyne, Laurence.	1594 (1594)	STC 709; ESTC S112705	52,838	92

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plenty_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o endow_v they_o also_o with_o great_a possession_n chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o how_o apollonius_n have_v a_o young_a son_n and_o heir_n by_o his_o wife_n lucina_n likewise_o of_o apollonius_n age_n and_o how_o he_o die_v with_o some_o other_o accident_n thereunto_o incident_a while_o king_n apollonius_n thus_o pass_v forth_o his_o time_n in_o reward_v his_o friend_n which_o have_v do_v he_o pleasure_n in_o his_o adversity_n the_o part_n of_o a_o thankful_a and_o good_a nature_a man_n and_o also_o unto_o his_o enemy_n in_o minister_a justice_n with_o mercy_n which_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o virtuous_a prince_n the_o queen_n lucina_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n conceive_v child_n and_o grow_v every_o day_n

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offer_v thou_o any_o injury_n then_o run_v thou_o into_o the_o market_n place_n where_o thou_o shall_v find_v the_o stature_n of_o thy_o father_n stand_v and_o take_v hold_v of_o it_o and_o cry_v aloud_o say_v o_o citizen_n of_o tharsus_n i_o be_o his_o daughter_n who_o image_n this_o be_v and_o the_o citizen_n be_v mindful_a of_o thy_o father_n benefit_n will_v doubtless_o revenge_v thy_o injury_n then_o answer_v tharsia_n dear_a nurse_n ligozides_n i_o take_v god_n to_o witness_v if_o you_o have_v not_o tell_v i_o thus_o much_o i_o shall_v utter_o have_v be_v ignorant_a from_o whence_o i_o have_v come_v and_o therefore_o now_o good_a nurse_n i_o thank_v thou_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n and_o if_o ever_o need_v so_o require_v thy_o counsel_n shall_v be_v follow_v and_o while_o they_o be_v debate_v these_o matter_n between_o they_o ligozide_v be_v very_o sick_a and_o weak_a give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o by_o the_o death_n of_o this_o present_a body_n pass_v into_o the_o state_n of_o life_n everlasting_a chap._n xi_o how_o after_o the_o death_n of_o ligozide_n the_o nurse_n dionisiades_n envy_v at_o the_o beauty_n of_o tharsia_n conspire_v her_o death_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v accomplish_v by_o a_o villain_n of_o the_o country_n tharsia_n much_o lament_v the_o death_n of_o ligozide_n her_o nurse_n and_o cause_v her_o body_n to_o be_v solemn_o bury_v not_o far_o of_o in_o a_o field_n without_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o mourn_v for_o she_o a_o whole_a year_n follow_v but_o when_o the_o year_n be_v expire_v she_o put_v off_o her_o mourn_a attire_n and_o put_v on_o she_o other_o apparel_n and_o frequent_v the_o school_n and_o the_o study_n of_o liberal_a science_n as_o before_o and_o whensoever_o she_o return_v from_o school_n she_o will_v receive_v no_o meat_n before_o she_o have_v visit_v her_o nurses_n sepulchre_n which_o she_o do_v daily_o enter_v thereinto_o and_o carry_v a_o flagon_n of_o wine_n with_o she_o where_o she_o use_v to_o abide_v a_o 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